Text field changes location after creating standalone

[ScottM]

Hi all,

When developing my application all the GUI elements are aligned and text renders smoothly. After creating a standalone application the text fields move up 3 or 4 pixels on the Y axis and text renders with aliasing (not smooth). I have tried locking the text fields but it does not seem to help. Any suggestion on how to resolve this?

Kind Regards,
Scott

[shaosean]

What platform?

[ScottM]

Sorry I forgot, - Windows 7, developing application with LiveCode 5.5.1

[ScottM]

I take it this must be a difficult one, over 50 views no one has any answers. I find this unusual, normally the LiveCode forum is very helpful. Thanks anyway.

[mwieder]

Are you looking at the standalone on the same machine you built it on? Are you using some non-standard fonts?

[shaosean]

Using the built-in geometry manager?

[ScottM]

Hi, sorry for the late reply.

I am viewing the application on the PC I have coded it on and checking results on another PC. Both have the same results.

I have used the built-in geometry manager to create the text fields, using the default font and populating the fields with data from arrays.

Does LiveCode include the fonts in the compiled application? Any recommendations on what font I should be using?

Thank you for your help and time, much appreciated.

Scott

[shaosean]

I think the issue is probably related to the built-in geometry manager and not the fonts.. Fonts are not embedded in the compiled application (licensing issues could be a big factor in this) but you can use the revFontLoad and revFontUnload commands and load them from your application folder..

[ScottM]

Thanks Shaosean, will give it a go.

Cheers,
Scott